Melrose Obituaries

Served in U.S. Air Force during Korean War

MELROSE — Giles A. Gardner, 87, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Friday, Feb. 6 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Giles was born in Stoneham, one of three sons of the late Andrew H. and Christine (Miller) Gardner. He was raised in Melrose and graduated…

Worked as secretary at Weymouth Vocational High School

MELROSE — Ann J. (Shiel) Monahan, 92, of Melrose, passed away on Feb. 15.

Ann was born in Boston on Feb. 4, 1923 to Michael and Mary (Gavigan) Shiel. Growing up during the Great Depression, Ann learned the value of a dollar among the many other…

Executive secretary for Selective Service System

TEWKSBURY — Millie Campea, 92, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Peregrine Landing in Tewksbury on Monday, February 16.

Millie was born in Melrose on September 13, 1922, one of six children of the late Charles and Anna (Lanciani) Campea. She was raised in Melrose…

Lifelong Melrose resident

MELROSE — Loretta (Dean) Hutchins, 92, of Melrose, passed away on Feb. 13.

Loretta was a lifelong resident of Melrose. She was born to John and Nora Dean on Oct. 12, 1922. Loretta grew up during the Great Depression, so from a young age she knew what it meant to work…

HAVERHILL — Phyllis M. (Hatch) Hilton, 92, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away at the Oxford Rehabilitation Center in Haverhill on Monday, Feb. 2.

Phyllis was born in Boston on Aug. 20, 1922 and raised in Melrose by her grandparents, the late Clayton W. and Lydia M. (Nickerson) Hatch.

Phyllis was a strong, creative…

MELROSE — E. Ellen (Sills) Robinson, 77, a resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Monday, Feb. 2.

Ellen was born in Ft. Wayne, Ind. on Feb. 11, 1937, one of two children of the late Ernest and Alta (Worthman) Sills. She was raised in Ft. Wayne, where she graduated from high…

WAKEFIELD — Leonard J. Jesse, 86, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, Feb. 4.

Mr. Jesse was born in Malden on May 29, 1928 and was one of two sons of the late Leonard Jr. and Helena (Bax) Jesse. Raised in Everett, he was…

MELROSE — Edward J. Colosimo, of Melrose, formerly of Tewksbury and Cambridge, passed away on Feb. 5.

Edward was the beloved husband of 61 years to Marie J. (Martell) Colosimo. Ed was born in Cambridge on June 30, 1927. His parents, Antonio and Elizabeth Colosimo, raised him in Cambridge where he attended Cambridge Rindge and…

BOSTON — William W. Curry, 86, passed away at Massachusetts General Hospital on Feb. 5.

William was born in Boston on Aug. 23, 1928 to the late William and Grace (Noble) Curry. He was raised in Medford and graduated from Malden Catholic High School, Class of 1946. He served his country with pride in the…

HAMPSTEAD, N.H. — Timothy John Tyson, 55, passed away very suddenly at his home on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015.

Tim was born in California, raised in Marietta, Ga. and graduated from Sprayberry High School in 1977 and from Southern Poli Tech University in Georgia. Tim lived in Georgia most of his life before moving to…

BEVERLY — James E. Glynn, 89, passed away at the Ledgewood Nursing Home in Beverly, on Feb. 7, 2015.

James was born in Everett to the late James and Anna (Mohan) Glynn, was raised in Malden and attended Malden High School. While in high school, James joined the U.S. Navy and served his country with…

BURLINGTON — Fannie (Levine) Travis, 92, of Brooklyn, New York, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 8, at Lahey Medical Center in Burlington.

Fannie was born and raised in Brooklyn, one of nine children of the late Frank Levine and Rose (Heller) Levine. She served her country honorably as an Army nurse during World War…